Has anyone had a large decrease in bone density after one year

My second year of Forteo will end next July and my Dr. said that I would then have a Reclast injection. I am frightened of Reclast, so the HRT as a way of keeping bone gains after taking Forteo is very appealing to me. I will turn 77 in Oct. How does one get in contact with Dr. McCormick or any other Dr like this? I live in Wareham ,MA. and see an excellent Dr. at MA General that prescribes my Forteo.

Here is a link to contact Dr. McCormick regarding bone health: https://www.osteonaturals.com/consult-osteonaturals

Like you, I am (so far) a cancer survivor....ovarian cancer, another estrogen fed cancer that is particularly deadly, due in part because there is no early screening and thus it is most often diagnosed at a much later stage when treatment options are still rather limited.

In no uncertain terms, my gynecological oncologist, whose skill I credit with saving my life, dismissed any discussion about possible HRT. I brought it up because I was seeing rapidly developing aging changes during post cancer treatment follow-up.

My understanding is that some estrogen is still produced post-menopause, especially (somehow) in fatty tissue. Between my cancer treatment and my physique, my oncologist believed I was making zero estrogen and that this was important to preventing cancer recurrence.

He has since moved to a different state so I do not see him anymore. Would love to hear his assessment of all the present discussion of using HRT for hot flashes and for osteo problems. Will ask a different oncologist at my next review but would be nice if an oncological specialist at Mayo might engage here and enlighten us on current thinking.

I do not doubt the substantial benefits of estrogen for all sorts of things. And the old HRT study may well be flawed. But are there other studies, completed or in the works, that show that HRT benefits might outweigh cancer risks?

Thanks for your post. Although not a cancer survivor, I too would like to know the latest on hrt. I am 75, way past menopause and wondered if it would give my bones any support.

I have wondered about that too. The one functional medicine doctor I asked and the one Nurse Practitioner I asked said yes, but to bioidenticals .. bhrt .. for someone who is post menopause. I haven't done any more research, but thought you may want to know that you can explore it as an option. My guess is traditional doctors won't recommend it. I am not sure why the two medical providers I asked thought that bhrt would be safer. If you research please share whatever you find. Thanks, and good luck on your journey

@janflute just google Keith McCormick chiropractor.

I have wondered about that too. The one functional medicine doctor I asked and the one Nurse Practitioner I asked said yes, but to bioidenticals .. bhrt .. for someone who is post menopause. I haven't done any more research, but thought you may want to know that you can explore it as an option. My guess is traditional doctors won't recommend it. I am not sure why the two medical providers I asked thought that bhrt would be safer. If you research please share whatever you find. Thanks, and good luck on your journey

@baguette- it is my understanding from several people highlighted in the world of Functional Medicine that Bio-identical Hormones are very different than what the major study done years ago that indicated a negative result , as they were
SYNTHETIC HORMONES NOT
BIO-IDENTICAL !!
Dr Gersh is an expert in this realm . Look her up. Good luck!!